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When tiie college opened its doors in 1869, there had been erected only three
mil dings?, namely, Parrish Hall, the Laundry and Boiler Building, and the bakery and
servants
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quarters. The names given to the first of these were "The College Building",
'The Main Building", and "Swarthmore College", unti1^1902 it was given the name of Parrish
[all, in honor of the first president, Dr. Edward Parrish. Its building-cost had been
1204,475.41^
The Laundry Building was built of stone, ir^the rear of Parrish Hall, for $4,000,
ind contained besides the laundry a boiler-house (with Hoot Sectional Safety Boilers for
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teating and cooking purposes) A a ba^eryy and the servants' rooms. U
At the stocldiolders' meeting in 1869, the household committee of the board re-lorted
that it had furnished Parrish Hall.,, ffoorr ^dco rmitories, dining-room, kitchen, class- f
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•ooms, library, offices, etc., at a cost of #22,576,51.
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The improvements reported by the board in 1871 were as follows: "All the build^-
.ngs have been repainted outside; several of the large chambers have been divided, the
setter to adapt them to the uses for which they were designed; additional chambers have
)een fitted up and furnished in the west wing to accommodate the increased number of stu-lents;
permanent seats, of the best construction, have been provided for the general study
room; the two large front rooms on the second floor have been handsomely furnished and
Lighted for the accommodation of the College classes; slates have been substituted for
Blackboards in maky of the class-rooms."
The next building after Parrish Hall and the Laundry was the Barn. At the meet-ing
of the stockholders in 1871, the board recommended the building of a barn, and reported
that it was "the opinion of the Superintendent and of the Farmer that the want of suit-able
accommodations in this respect has entailed a considerable loss upon the institution
1 - Minutes, 1869, p . 7.
2 - Ibid. 1871, p. 40.